Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Rating) and BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and BrightSpire Capital's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

Alpine Income Property Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BrightSpire Capital. BrightSpire Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpine Income Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Alpine Income Property Trust and BrightSpire Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

Alpine Income Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. BrightSpire Capital has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 58.42%. Given BrightSpire Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BrightSpire Capital is more favorable than Alpine Income Property Trust.

Dividends

Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BrightSpire Capital pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Alpine Income Property Trust beats BrightSpire Capital on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

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Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality single-tenant net leased commercial income properties.

About BrightSpire Capital

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BrightSpire Capital, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate (CRE) credit real estate investment trust in the United States. It focuses on originating, acquiring, financing, and managing a portfolio of CRE senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, debt securities, and net leased properties. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company was formerly known as Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpire Capital, Inc. in June 2021. BrightSpire Capital, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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